University of Pittsburgh Medical Center · USA

Criminology & Criminal Justice, PhD

Campus PhD Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

PhD

Introduction

Criminology & Criminal Justice, PhD is a PhD program taught at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice offers specialization in violent crime, courts and corrections, or global criminology. Students also develop expertise relevant to criminology and related justice fields, including intelligence and digital forensics, through graduate coursework and dissertation research.

The program requires 60 credit hours, including 42 hours of graduate coursework (27 required and 15 elective) and at least 18 hours of dissertation credit. Students are expected to complete Proseminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice during their first year if entering with a Master’s degree, or during their first or second year if entering with a Bachelor’s degree. The required coursework includes statistics, research methods, and both quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Modules

CJ 581 Applic Statistics In CJ
CJ 584 Criminological Theory
CJ 586 Research In CJ Process
CJ 680 Proseminar in CCJ
CJ 681 Advanced Quantitative Analysis
CJ 684 Criminological Theory II
CJ 685 Advanced Qualitative Methods
CJ 686 Criminal Justice Policy
CJ 687 or Special Topics in Statistics
CJ 688 Special Topics in Methods
CJ 699 Dissertation Research

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Criminology & Criminal Justice, PhD at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Pittsburgh Medical Center as pre-requiste for admission in Criminology & Criminal Justice, PhD.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

A resume/CV
3 letters of recommendation; at least two references should be professors or instructors who have taught you in the past
A Statement of Purpose (SOP) that explains how a graduate degree in criminology and criminal justice relates to your career goals. The SOP must summarize relevant education experiences, including research you conducted, and describe your responsibilities, skills learned and/or applied, and outcomes (such as research presentations or manuscripts). The SOP must also state the area of graduate research you intend to pursue if admitted, and describe awareness of faculty research and your research interests. If you want to work with specific faculty, mention them by name in your SOP.
A Writing Sample (paper from an academic course). There is no minimum or maximum length, but writing samples should be about 5-10 pages in length excluding references.